Aircraft & Propulsion

Chapman Freeborn completed the next step of its expansion in China with the opening of a new office in Zhengzhou.

One of Africa’s leading banks is setting up an aircraft leasing operation, to try to offset the reluctance of existing lessors to provide airliners to the continent’s carriers

China United Aircraft Group on Oct. 30 conducted the first flight of its new T1400 Boying large, uncrewed tandem-rotor helicopter.

Britten-Norman, a British aircraft manufacturer, is offering full lifecycle fleet support as part of its new aircraft brokerage and trade-in service.

The County of Los Angeles Fire Department is acquiring an additional two Sikorsky S-70 Firehawk helicopters to bolster its existing fleet of five aircraft.

Aura Aero has officially inaugurated a production site at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Research Park in Daytona Beach, Florida.

NetJets, Flexjet, VistaJet, Wheels Up and Fyexclusive all experienced a Q3 2025 utilization superior to the same period of 2024.

Hindustan Aeronautics plans to return to production of commercial aircraft for the first time since 1988, building the all-Russian SJ-100 for Indian customers.

Corporate, fractional, charter and private-class operators all surpassed their hourly utilization performance in the third quarter of 2025 against the same periods of 2024 and 2019.

IADA reported a “significant upswing” in market optimism for preowned business aircraft dealers in the third quarter of 2025.

Textron announced Oct. 28 that Danny Maldonado has been named president and CEO of its Bell business segment, effective Jan. 4, 2026.

Iraq’s Ministry of the Interior has become the first export operator of Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) KUH-1 Surion twin-engine medium helicopter.

Hill Helicopters has further delayed a planned first engine run of its independently developed GT50 turbine powerplant.

Srdjan Kragojević was born into aviation.

After being phased out in 2012, Diamond Aircraft has restarted production of the DA20i Katana in Europe.

GE points to indications that—if integrated in a specific way—the Open Fan may even have more fuel efficiency benefits than previously thought.

EASA flight standards director Jesper Rasmussen has outlined a “radical change” to the certification of new general and regional aviation aircraft technologies.

Technologies for air mobility and airships are among a new wave of research projects to be funded by the Canadian government under a program to support decarbonization of the aerospace sector.

Gulfstream Aerospace recorded higher orders and deliveries during the third quarter of 2025, spurred by the economy and new products.

Business aviation manufacturers delivered 113 business jets, 27 turboprop and piston aircraft, two commercial propeller and four special mission aircraft during the month of September 2025.

Textron Aviation delivered 42 business jets during the third quarter of 2025, up one from the same period a year ago, and 39 commercial turboprops.

EBACE will return to Geneva, Switzerland, in 2026 and in even-numbered years, but will move to various European locations in odd-numbered years.

Pre-owned business jet inventories in October experienced a 7% decrease year-over-year, according to a report by Jefferies.

ExecuJet Haite Aviation Services has CAAV approval to perform line and heavy maintenance on Vietnam-registered Dassault, Embraer and Gulfstream business jets.

Skyservice Business Aviation has opened an FBO and hangar facility on a 15-acre parcel at the Napa County Airport in the San Francisco Bay area of California.